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As the colder weather starts to set in, outdoor activities become more scarce.This  means that many start to turn towards TV shows to pass their time. However, finding a new good  show to start can be a challenge, especially with such a wide variety of different shows across many different streaming platforms. Below is a great list of the top 7 shows that are recommended to meet your binge watch standards.

New Girl

Seasons: 7

Streaming Platform: Hulu

Genre: Comedy

New Girl is a spunky comedy show, with the main premise surrounding Jessica Day (Zoe Deschanel) moving into a loft with three male roommates (Jake Johnson, Max Greenfild, and Lamorne Morris). The story follows the lives of these roommates and will be sure to make any viewer laugh.

Gilmore girls

Seasons: 7

Streaming Platform: Netflix 

Genre: Comedy Drama

The story follows the tale of mother and daughter Rory and Lorelai Gilmore (Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham) and explores the dynamics of a single mother and daughter relationship. Along with heartfelt moments, drama, comedy and of course fall scenes, the show is a great rainy day watch.

criminal minds

Seasons:15

Streaming Platform: Hulu

Genre: Crime Drama

Every episode is a new tale of crime drama, and each one  will be sure to get the audience hooked. Following the lives of fictional criminal profilers, in each episode the viewer is following a different crime story, and the process of solving the crime. It is a must watch for any true crime junkie. 

curb your enthusiasm

Seasons: 11 

Streaming Platform: HBO Max

Genre: Comedy

This extremely dry comedy following the life of Larry David, a comedian in Los Angles and creator of Seinfeld is guaranteed to get many laughs. With the humor of Seinfeld mixed with modern raunchiness, anyone who wants a thoughtless comedy is sure to enjoy the show.

Shameless

Seasons: 11

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Genre: Dark Comedy

Shameless is a show set on the southside of Chicago, depicting older sister Fiona (Emmy Rossum) raising her younger siblings in place of their alcoholic father Frank (William H. Macy). The show is bound to make audiences laugh, as the Gallager family comes together despite hardships.

Modern family

Seasons: 11

Streaming Platform: Hulu

Genre: Comedy

Following the story of a wealthy extended family set in Los Angeles- starring Jay Pritchett (Ed O’niell) and his children’s families. At the shows heart is family, and how everyone supports each other through thick and thin. Heartwarming comedy gold.

ozark

Seasons: 4

Streaming Platform: Netflix 

Genre: Crime Drama

After a string of bad luck, Marty Bryde (Jason Bateman) is forced to move his family out to the Ozark’s after a money laundering scheme goes wrong. While trying to escape, yet stay on the good graces of a Mexican drug lord, the show takes us through the ups and downs of the situation for an edge-of-your-seat binge watch.

euphoria

Seasons: 2

Streaming Platform: HBO Max

Genre: Drama

Euphoria follows the life of teenage drug user Rue (Zendaya) and her struggles with addiction throughout high school. The show also follows the life of Rue’s friends and their own struggles in high school, making it a very dramatic and binge worthy watch for anyone who wants a cinematic television experience. 

Maddy Caldwell

Emmanuel '27

Hi! My name is Maddy Caldwell and I am a sophomore at Emmanuel College in Boston. I am a political science major with a minor of legal studies and psychology! I love to write and like to focus on current event topics.